Miss havisham says that "it and i have worn away together. the mice have gnawed at it, and sharper teeth than teeth of mice have gnawed at me." what does this figurative language mean? a. her house has been overtaken by mice because of its dilapidated state. b. miss havisham hopes to inflict the pain of mice gnawing on the heart of as many men as possible. c. she is bothered that she is famous for her eccentricities and not her former beauty. d. her destroyed dreams have led to rage and resentment that have gnawed at her soul.

Read the excerpt from frederick douglass’s speech “what to the slave is the fourth of july? ” go where you may, search where you will, roam through all the monarchies and despotisms of the old world, travel through south america, search out every abuse, and when you have found the last, lay your facts by the side of the everyday practices of this nation, and you will say with me, that, for revolting barbarity and shameless hypocrisy, america reigns without a rival. which phrase best describes the connotation of the word “reigns”? a sense of opportunity and growth a sense of fear and anxiety a sense of compassion and humanity a sense of oppression and domination